What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in China, Macao SAR?

Tree-covered areas — area from modis in China, Macao SAR was 0.43 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in China, Macao SAR?

The highest recorded value was 0.64 1000 ha in 2002.

What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in China, Macao SAR?

The lowest recorded value was 0.43 1000 ha in 2024.

How does China, Macao SAR rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?

China, Macao SAR ranks 216th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?

Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this China, Macao SAR data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in China, Macao SAR

Name: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in China, Macao SAR
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

China, Macao SAR: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 0.43 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.43 1000 ha

Change on year

down 4.4%

World rank

216th

of 240 countries

All-time high

0.64 1000 ha

in 2002

All-time low

0.43 1000 ha

in 2024

Years of data

2001–2024

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in China, Macao SAR, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in China, Macao SAR is 0.43 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in China, Macao SAR peaked at 0.64 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.43 1000 ha, in 2024.

China, Macao SAR ranks 216th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.6133 1000 ha	0.56 1000 ha	0.64 1000 ha	9
2010s	0.565 1000 ha	0.51 1000 ha	0.62 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.47 1000 ha	0.43 1000 ha	0.51 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

213 Oman 1.26 1000 ha compare
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216 Libya 0.43 1000 ha compare
218 Bermuda 0.3 1000 ha compare
219 Antarctica 0.24 1000 ha compare
219 Cabo Verde 0.24 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for China, Macao SAR

Land area — Area 3.33 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 3.33 1000 ha (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Export value 87.26 1000 USD (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 5,698 1000 USD (2024)
Major livestock types — Stocks 8,190 LSU (2023)
Major livestock types — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU (2023)
Chickens — Stocks 8,190 LSU (2023)
Chickens — Share in total livestock 100 %LSU (2023)
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.44 kg/cap (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 794.49 t (2024)

All data for China, Macao SAR →

Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in China, Macao SAR?: Tree-covered areas — area from modis in China, Macao SAR was 0.43 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in China, Macao SAR?: The highest recorded value was 0.64 1000 ha in 2002.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in China, Macao SAR?: The lowest recorded value was 0.43 1000 ha in 2024.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?: China, Macao SAR ranks 216th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?: Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China, Macao SAR data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.